Business Insider: “Some QAnon conspiracy theorists are fixating on the fact that one of the Brood X cicadas landed on President Biden, with some believing that the insect was a coded message from the mysterious ‘Q.’ A June 9 video of Biden swatting away a cicada that landed on his neck circulated on QAnon forums and group chats. This led some followers to wonder if this was a sign from ‘Q,’ who they believe is a shadowy government insider who is exposing top-level secrets in info drops called ‘comms.’ QAnon is a baseless far-right conspiracy theory that claims former President Trump is secretly fighting a ‘deep state’ cabal of satanic pedophiles and cannibals.”

“A post in a 225,000 strong QAnon Telegram chat We The Media read: ‘JOE BIDEN BITTEN BY A CICADA – COMMS? Just so happens that Cicadas nymphs emerge after a 17-year childhood underground!!! What? CHILD? UNDERGROUND? 17?’ The post draws parallels between the 17 years that Brood X cicadas spend living underground, implying that this timeframe is somehow linked to Q. The number ’17’ is often used in QAnon circles because Q is the 17th letter of the alphabet. It also references the ‘underground,’ a baseless belief that QAnon supporters hold that there is a hidden network of pedophiles that ‘Q’ – and Trump – will one day expose. However, it is common knowledge that the emergence of cicada swarms is a natural phenomenon that occurs once every 17 years. The current swarm, Brood X, is one of the largest broods so far.”